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Jeffco Sheriff's Office Partners with DEA for National Drug Take-Back Day

Twice a year the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office joins law enforcement agencies nationwide to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. The DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day provides an opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications for destruction. These drugs are a potential source of supply for illegal use and an unacceptable risk to public health and safety.

This one-day effort is intended to bring national focus to the issue of increasing pharmaceutical controlled substance abuse. • The program is anonymous. • Prescription and over-the-counter solid dosage medications, (tablets and capsules) are accepted. • Intravenous solutions, injectables, needles and oxygen containers will not be accepted.• Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative.• The prescriptions should be removed from the original containers and placed in a plastic bag prior to drop off.Many metro area cities and counties are participating in this initiative. Other Colorado locations can be found by going to www.dea.gov.